- Hello, folks.
It's me, the conductor.
Today we'll go to the classic in the jurassic
To see an air obstacle race
Between species from around the mesozoic.
So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ Once upon a time ♪
♪ There was a mom ♪
♪ Her name was mrs. Pteranodon ♪
♪ Sitting on her nest ♪
♪ She heard a scratch and then said ♪
- Oh, boy, my eggs are hatching!
- ♪ One by one, the kids popped free ♪
♪ Baby pteranodons, one, two, three ♪
- I'll name you tiny, shiny, and don.
- ♪ But tiny said ♪
- Wait, there's one more, mom.
- ♪ The last little baby ♪
♪ Was a different size ♪
♪ With teeth and a tail ♪
♪ And big green eyes ♪
♪ He didn't look anything ♪
♪ Like the rest ♪
- What am I doing in a pteranodon nest?
- ♪ But dear old mrs. Pteranodon said ♪
- Oh, this is your family, and I'm your mom.
You may be different, but we're all creatures.
All dinosaurs have different features.
Come on, buddy. We'll take a vacation.
I'll get us a ticket at pteranodon station.
We'll travel the world in sunshine and rain
And meet all the species on the...
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ We're gonna ride ♪
- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- [Roaring]
[Upbeat music]
[Together] ♪ running, jumping ♪
♪ Flying, spinning ♪ - yeah!
[Together] ♪ racing, chasing ♪
♪ Trying, winning ♪
All: ♪ it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ Dinosaurs from far and near ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ The sporting event of the year ♪
♪ ♪
- Hoo!
[All cheering]
Oh, I just love a good sports competition.
And the classic in the jurassic
Is the greatest of them all!
- Well, a little friendly competition is wonderful,
But, really, it's all about having a good time.
But still...
Go, team cretaceous!
[Laughter]
And don't forget, kids--
We're not just watching.
Today we get to be part of the action.
- Right!
You'll all help out
During the flying air obstacle race!
Tiny, you're a referee today.
- Wait. What's a referee?
- During a contest, a referee makes sure
That the rules are being followed.
Mom and I are the in-air referees.
Dad and shiny will be at the start and finish line.
- And don and I get to announce the action
To the fans on the ground.
- Yes, sirree, buddy.
I'm very excited to be going to the classic today.
- Very well done, mr. The don!
This will be a great time for all!
[Watch chiming]
And speaking of time...
Time tunnel!
Time tunnel approaching!
Next stop, classic in the jurassic
Sports station
In the jurassic time period!
[Bell dinging, whistle blaring]
- Ladies and gentlemen,
Boys and girls,
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores...
- Ooh! That's mayor kosmoceratops.
The race is about to start.
- Today's classic in the jurassic challenge
Is an air obstacle race,
Featuring pterosaurs
From each of our three time periods.
For team triassic,
Proving great competitors come in small packages...
Peggy peteinosaurus!
[Cheers and applause]
From the jurassic, sporting a long wingspan,
Narrow jaws, sharp teeth, and tiny little legs,
Remy rhamphorhynchus!
[Cheers and applause]
And please welcome today's cretaceous flyer,
The bristle-jawed teddy pterodaustro!
[Cheers and applause]
All right, competitors,
Here's the course you'll be flying--
First between hanging vines,
Then you will swoop through a canyon,
Then push through a wind tunnel!
Then you flyers will slalom over and under branches,
Grab the food that you eat from the pond,
And bring that food back with you
As you race to the finish line!
Contestants, to your starting positions!
Take it away, our commentators, buddy and don!
- Thanks, mr. The mayor.
I must say, your frill looks amazing today.
- And speaking of amazing features,
How about the bristle-like teeth on mr. Pterodaustro?
Am I right?
- Aw, thanks, buddy!
Our jaws are pretty one-of-a-kind
For pterosaurs.
- Good luck today, teddy!
Now to our triassic athlete. Don?
- How are you feeling, mrs. Peteinosaurus?
- Huge crowd, giant race,
Everyone watching...
- You'll be great, mrs. Peteinosaurus.
Deep breaths.
- I guess I'm a little nervous about racing.
And since I'm the smallest pterosaur here,
I know I'll have to work harder
And pace myself.
- We know you'll race hard, mrs. P!
- There we go, buddy.
What do you hear from team jurassic?
- I don't do interviews. I just race.
- Okay, then. No interviews.
Mr. Mayor?
- The classic in the jurassic air obstacle relay race
Is about to begin!
Racers, on your marks...
- Get set...
All: go!
[Cheers and applause]
- Go, mrs. Peteinosaurus! Go!
[Wind whistling]
- The contestants are now approaching
The first obstacle:
Hanging vines!
- Remember, weave around each vine!
- Mrs. Peteinosaurus is first.
- With remy close behind!
- Pace yourself, peggy. Flap, flap, flap...
[Vines rustling]
- [Grunting]
- Ooh! That looks like it hurts!
- Teddy's in third!
His longer wings make it harder
To swing around the vines.
So far, the smaller pterosaurs have a big advantage!
- [Laughs]
Yeah!
Go, tiny power!
Oh, um, I mean...
Great race, everyone!
On to obstacle number two!
Our contestants must fly between
The walls of this narrow canyon.
- Without touching either wall.
Good luck, racers!
- Peggy peteinosaurus comes through first.
With her little wings, she has to flap hard.
- But since she's little,
She can zip right between the rocks.
- Next up, teddy, whose big wings
Are pulling him ahead of remy.
- Ha! I don't think so.
- Whoa! Hey!
- [Trills and whistles]
I'm race referee, and you can't do that, remy!
It's against the rules!
- What?
Just a little friendly competition,
Right, teddy?
- Oh, yeah, right,
A little friendly competition!
- Now teddy glides through the canyon
And zooms toward...
The ground?
[Stones clacking]
- Um, mr. Pterodaustro?
You're in the middle of a race, remember?
- Oh, I know.
I'm just loading up on some gastroliths for later.
Both: gastroliths?
- Yep!
We pterodaustros swallow little stones
That sit in our stomach.
Then when we eat, the stones, called gastroliths,
Are there to help mush up the food
So we can digest it better!
Both: stones? Really?
- Really.
- Wow!
Did you hear that, race fans?
That's a classic in the jurassic extra exclusive:
Pterodaustros use gastroliths to digest their food.
- Hey, here's another extra:
The race is still going on,
And remy and peggy are already
On the third obstacle-- the wind tunnel!
- Uh-oh! Got to blow!
- Wow. It's really windy in there.
Oh, right. It's a wind tunnel.
- Teddy's longer wings
Really help him flap against this wind!
I think peggy needs a little help!
Come on, everyone!
Cheer her on!
Crowd: peggy! Peggy!
Peggy! Peggy!
- Yay! - Go, peggy!
- Whoo-hoo!
[All gasping]
- [Chirps]
Good!
Next, we're on to the branches
That you'll fly over and under!
- Okay, peggy, pace yourself.
Pace...
- As the contestants hit the obstacle,
It's teddy in the lead.
- [Chuckles]
Not for long!
[Leaves rustling]
- Whoa! Hey!
- [Trills and whistles]
Foul!
Remy, you can't do that!
[Leaves rustling]
- Do what?
I'm just flying!
I can't help it if the branches come loose.
- Well, be more careful!
You get a warning!
- Fine.
Meanwhile, I have a race to win!
- [Sighs]
Go, peggy and teddy!
- Tiny, we're the referees!
We can't show a preference for any contestants.
- Oh, yeah. You're right, mom.
- Must pace myself.
I can do this!
- And leaving the branch obstacles,
Peggy peteinosaurus takes the lead!
- Wow! Anyone could win this race!
They're beak-and-beak!
- Tiny power, mrs. Peteinosaurus!
I mean... Go, racers!
- Head for the last obstacle--
The pond!
- Must find a fish...
And win!
- I'm looking for insects!
- Every racer has to grab the kind of food
That their species eats,
Then fly it back to the finish line!
- I could find a fish...
- Don, we can't help the contestants.
That would be cheating.
- It's not about the contestants, mom.
It's just me-- I'm hungry!
[Slurps]
- Ooh! I see an insect!
- And I see a fish!
[Water splashes]
- All three contestants are grabbing food at once!
Now they're racing back to the finish line!
Oh, my gosh!
Who's gonna win?
- Only one way to find out!
Let's fly!
[Screeches]
- Here they come! Right this way, contestants!
- They're so close!
I think teddy and his big wings have it!
- But peggy's working really hard.
And remy's still in it too.
- It's...it's...
[Chirps]
Teddy is first!
And...
[Chirping]
Mrs. Peteinosaurus is second!
[Cheers and applause]
- Go, teddy! - Good job!
- Great race, teddy!
Mmm! Yum!
And a great snack too!
- Hold it! Teddy cheated!
He doesn't have a fish!
[Crowd gasps]
- Wait a minute!
I'm a referee, and I saw teddy
Dive into that pond, so I know he has a fish!
Open your mouth and show us, teddy!
- Um, I don't see a fish. Just water.
- Just water? No fish at all?
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Teddy was supposed to get
The food his species eats, right?
Well, I know a little about pterodaustro.
Look!
The water strains through teddy's bristle teeth,
And what's left is...
- Teddy food!
- Delicious teddy food!
Crustaceans and plankton!
- Which means teddy pterodaustro is the winner!
Hip-hip...
All: hooray!
Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray!
- [Growls]
I tried, I cheated, but I still couldn't win!
- Thank you for a great race, everyone!
Good race, peggy!
- Ooh, thanks!
I paced myself, and it worked.
[Together] you did it, mrs. Peteinosaurus!
- This was so much fun.
I don't want it to end.
- Maybe it doesn't have to.
Let's all ride home together on the dinosaur train!
[All cheering]
- I'll be in the dining car!
[Laughter]
[Upbeat music]
[Together] ♪ running, jumping ♪
♪ Flying, spinning ♪ - yeah!
[Together] ♪ racing, chasing ♪
♪ Trying, winning ♪
All: ♪ it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ Dinosaurs from far and near ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ The sporting event of the year ♪
♪ ♪
- Hoo!
- Hi there.
I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.
Now, I'm sure you all know
That tiny, shiny, and don are pterosaurs,
Or flying reptiles, called pteranodon.
Pteranodon had many pterosaur cousins,
Including the very strange looking pterodaustro.
Pterodaustro was a pterosaur that lived
In the cretaceous period.
Unlike pteranodon, which probably dove into the water
To catch fish,
Pterodaustro probably fed mostly on
Small hard-shelled water animals called crustaceans,
Like shrimp, crayfish, and lobsters.
Pterodaustro had a mouthful of teeth--
Hundreds of long bristle-like teeth along the lower jaw
And small rounder teeth up top.
Instead of diving into the water,
We think that pterodaustro stood in the water
To catch its food.
It would take a huge mouthful of water
And then use a special and unusual technique
Called filter feeding.
Pterodaustro filtered the water through its bristle teeth,
Leaving only the crustaceans it wanted to eat.
The modern animal most similar to pterodaustro
Is the flamingo.
Not only are flamingos filter feeders,
But some scientists think
That pterodaustro may have been pink,
Just like flamingos,
Because of its similar diet.
Okay, get outside, get into nature,
And make your own discoveries.
- Hello, folks.
It's me, the conductor.
Today we're headed to the jurassic antarctic,
Where we'll meet our old friends
King and crystal cryolophosaurus.
So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Well, hello, buddy, tiny, mrs. P.
[Together] hello, mr. Conductor!
- An old friend of yours is on board today.
Both: really? Who?
- ♪ 'Scuse me while I rock this crest ♪
[Together] crystal cryolophosaurus!
- [Squawks] how are you?
What have you been up to?
- Oh, you know, ridin' up and down
The mesozoic on the dinosaur train,
Just seein' the wide world.
- Ah!
Back to the jurassic, crystal?
- That's right!
Headed back to my old habitat--
The jurassic antarctic.
- Why?
Do you miss your home?
- I do, tiny.
And you know what else?
I miss my old singing buddy-- king.
Both: king cryolophosaurus!
- [Sighs]
We've been talkin' about singing together again,
But I haven't been able to get him
To come out on the road with me.
He just loves his home so much, I guess.
- It's true, crystal.
He's always talking about the jurassic antarctic.
- Can't say I blame him.
It's a real nice place.
Say, why don't y'all come along
And visit king with me?
Both: [gasping]
Mom, could we--
- Go visit the jurassic antarctic?
[Squawks]
You had me at "king cryolophosaurus."
Let's do it!
- Yay! - Whoo-hoo!
- Thanks, mom! - All right!
- Mr. Conductor?
What do you know about the jurassic antarctic?
- Observe!
Millions of years ago in the jurassic time period,
Antarctica wasn't a small continent
Off by itself.
It was part of a gigantic supercontinent
Known as gondwana.
Both: gondwana?
- Yeah! Gondwana!
And although it was way down
Near the south pole, gondwana was full
Of lush forests and a variety of creatures.
But even with all those different kinds of creatures,
Cryolophosaurus truly is the king of them all--
That is, the "top carnivore."
- What's a top carnivore?
- That means the biggest meat eater in the whole habitat,
Which makes the top carnivore the king.
Or queen! [Chuckles]
We eat pretty much whatever we want,
And the other creatures get out of our way
And pretty much let us be.
- I like the sound of that-- top carnivore!
- Well, you should like the sound of it, buddy!
Someday, you'll be the top carnivore of your habitat,
When you're a huge, grown-up t. Rex.
- [Laughs and roars]
Top carnivore!
Both: rawr! Yeah!
[Watch chimes]
- Ooh, meanwhile, it's time to meet
Another top carnivore-- king!
Time tunnel!
Time tunnel approaching!
Next stop, cryolophosaurus crest station
In the jurassic antarctic!
[Whooshing]
[Bell dinging]
[Whistle blares]
Well, say hi to king for me!
Bye!
[Together] bye!
- I know just where king ought to be hiding out.
Come on, y'all.
I always say, if you want to find king,
Just listen for him singin'.
- ♪ Mmm-mmm ♪
♪ I'm a top carnivore, baby ♪
[Together] that's him!
- ♪ 'Cause I'm a top carnivore ♪
Both: hi, king!
- Oh-ho!
Hey! Hi, buddy!
Tiny, uh, ma'am!
Sweet stygimoloch! It's crystal!
Oh, man! Oh, baby! Oh, no!
- Hello, king!
- Oh, sorry, everybody.
You just caught me singin' and dancin' and all,
And I'm a little embarrassed.
- Oh, don't be embarrassed, king.
That song sounded great.
And you're a wonderful dancer.
- Oh, thank you very much, baby.
[Chuckling]
[Both chuckling]
- [Squawks]
What was that song you were singing, king?
- Huh? Oh, yeah!
That's a new song I'm workin' on, tiny.
It's called top carnivore.
Hoo-hah-yah!
Both: top carnivore?
Sing it!
- Aw, I don't know, man.
Y'all sure you really want me to sing it?
All: come on! Sing it!
Please?
- All right, baby.
[Lively rock music]
♪ Well, I'm struttin' through ♪
♪ My groovy little habitat ♪
♪ Huntin' everything that I see ♪
♪ Everybody's lookin' like a little snack ♪
♪ Everybody's lookin' out for me ♪
♪ I'm the one with the appetite ♪
♪ I'm the one you can't ignore ♪
♪ I'm the one takin' the biggest bite ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- [Sighs]
- ♪ I'm a-stompin' up and down ♪
♪ All around the place ♪
♪ A-chompin' on everything, honey ♪
♪ You know I get to eat about whatever I want ♪
♪ And that's why they call me the king ♪
- ♪ I'm the one with the appetite ♪
- Sing it, baby.
- ♪ I'm the one you can't ignore ♪
- All right!
Both: ♪ I'm the one takin' the biggest bite ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
♪ Baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- Come on!
Both: ♪ baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- Big teeth, baby! - Yee-haw!
- You're a top carnivore, baby!
All: yay! Great song, king!
- Uh, really? Well, uh, thank you!
- King, you really need to go out and sing it!
- Uh, what do you mean, "go out"?
- I mean, bring that great song to the big wide world,
So everyone can hear it, king!
- Big wide world, huh? Mm...
- Listen.
Since I saw you last,
I've been riding the dinosaur train,
Singin' my songs all around the mesozoic
To every kind of dinosaur.
- Really? Aw...
- And I was thinkin',
What if we did it together?
Went out and toured our songs as a rock 'n' roll team?
- Uh, no.
- But I think it's a great idea.
- I--i don't know about that idea.
And I think, uh--
I--i got to go somewhere and think, and...
I got to go! Bye!
- But--
Well, that didn't go so hot at all.
- Don't worry, crystal.
We know king really well.
We'll go talk to him.
Sometimes he tells us what he's thinking.
Everything will turn out just great.
- We'll be right back.
- This kind of thing ever happen to you,
Mrs. Pteranodon?
- [Squawks]
Mr. Pteranodon and I
Have misunderstandings sometimes.
I think king just needs his space.
Let's take a walk, shall we?
- Oh, yeah.
I'd love to talk, mrs. P.
Both: king!
King!
- You know what? King's right.
This gondwana place is really pretty.
- Oh, sure is, tiny.
Both: king! We found you!
- [Sighs] yeah, you did.
Well, this here vista--
Probably my favorite place to sit, man,
And think and be alone.
- Oh...
Uh, do you still want to be alone?
- Aw, heck no, buddy.
Come on and sit here beside me,
And we'll enjoy the view for a spell.
- I've got a place where I like to sit
And think and be alone too.
It's called my tiny place.
- Oh, really?
Good for you, tiny. I'm glad.
- So, uh...
How are you doing?
- [Sighs] well, I'm pretty sad, buddy.
'Cause I know crystal wants to see the wide world
And sing and, you know, be a fabulous
Tourin' rock 'n' roll dinosaur rock star.
But that means I'd have to leave this place.
- Wouldn't you like to be with crystal?
- Oh, I'd love to be with crystal.
The thing is,
I'm really only happy here in good ol' gondwana.
Oh, it's just hard to explain, baby.
- Maybe if you sing your feelings,
You could explain.
[Guitar music]
- ♪ Gondwana ♪
♪ Good ol' gondwana ♪
♪ I'm so fond of the sound ♪
♪ Of sweet gondwana ♪
♪ With your flora and your fauna ♪
♪ Warm and fuzzy, like a mama ♪
♪ To leave you is a trauma ♪
♪ Gondwana, I wanna get back to you ♪
Sing it.
♪ Gondwana ♪
♪ My sweet gondwana ♪
♪ All around me is the sound ♪
♪ Of sweet gondwana ♪
♪ With your reptiles and your mammals ♪
♪ All your different kinds of animals ♪
♪ To be gone is too much drama ♪
Both: ♪ gondwana, I wanna get back to you ♪
- Crystal!
I--i didn't know you were listening, baby.
- I was, king, and that's a beautiful song.
I think I understand you better now.
If you want to stay here in gondwana, then you should.
- But I'm sad,
'Cause I want to be with you,
But you want to tour and travel
And put on rock 'n' roll shows.
- Wait.
You guys, I have such a big idea!
[Together] what?
- What if we put the word out
And got the dinosaur audience to come here?
- You mean, here? - Yes!
You could put on a rock 'n' roll show together
Right here in gondwana!
[Crowd clamoring]
- Great. Everybody's here.
Now, where in the mesozoic are king and crystal?
- They're just waiting for us to introduce 'em.
Let's do it, tiny!
- Ahem!
Ladies and gentlemen, dinosaurs, pterosaurs,
And other assorted creatures!
Presenting king and crystal cryolophosaurus
Performing their new hit song...
Both: top carnivore!
[Cheers and applause]
- ♪ I'm a-stompin' up and down all around the place ♪
♪ A-chompin' on everything, honey ♪
♪ You know I get to eat about whatever I want ♪
♪ And that's why they call me the king ♪
- ♪ I'm the one with the appetite ♪
- Sing it, baby.
- ♪ I'm the one you can't ignore ♪
Both: ♪ I'm the one takin' the biggest bite ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- ♪ Well... ♪
♪ You hear me comin' when my feet hit the ground ♪
♪ And, baby, you know that's for real ♪
- Sing it.
- ♪ So you better scramble when you hear that sound ♪
♪ Or you might be my next meal ♪
Both: ♪ I'm the one with the appetite ♪
♪ I'm the one you can't ignore ♪
♪ I'm the one takin' the biggest bite ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
♪ Baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- Come on!
Both: ♪ baby, I'm the top carnivore ♪
- Oh, big teeth, baby!
[Cheers and applause]
[Whistle blares]
- Well, that's the whistle, kids!
King, crystal, I'm so glad
We were here to see you sing together.
We'll never forget this afternoon.
- Right back at you, mrs. P!
- Uh, ma'am, buddy, tiny, thank you so much
For understanding me and-- I don't know--
Just bein' my friends, man.
[Together] you're welcome!
Bye, king!
Bye, crystal!
- All aboard!
- So i, uh-- I guess this is good-bye.
Have a great time out there,
Seein' the big wide world and all.
- No, king.
I've seen the big wide world,
And I've had a lot of fun doing it,
But I think the thing I like best of all
Is singing songs with you.
I'm staying right here in the jurassic antarctic
In good ol' gondwana.
- Aw, man!
[Laughter]
- Uh, so you're good, right?
- Ooh, doggies!
Hoo-hah!
- ♪ We're stayin' here in the jurassic ♪
- ♪ Back where I'm the king ♪
Both: ♪ we're staying here in the jurassic ♪
- ♪ And, baby, you and I can sing ♪
Both: ♪ baby, you and I can sing ♪
- Sing it! Ha!
- Whoo-hoo!
[Together] bye, king!
Bye, crystal!
- Hi there.
I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.
Most paleontologists think
That cryolophosaurus, like king,
Used their crests to show off to other cryolophosaurus.
Why would we think that?
Because plenty of animals living today,
Such as birds, use strange features
To display to each other.
Most often, it's the males--
The boys, that is--
That do the showing off.
Here's a male frigate bird,
Which puffs out a big red pouch in its neck.
And how about the amazing tail feather display
Of male peacocks?
Sometimes the male birds do crazy dances
While they're showing off.
Check out the cool moves of this bird of paradise.
In other bird species,
The girl and boy birds dance together.
Get a load of this pair of albatrosses.
Since many birds living today
Use strange features and wild dances to show off,
It makes sense that dinosaurs did the same thing.
Okay, remember, get outside, get into nature,
And make your own discoveries.
- We love playing games...
- Like all aboard.
- You can play too online at:
- And lots of other games.
- There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs.
Both:
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ We're gonna ride ♪
- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
03x04 - Classic in the Jurassic: Air Obstacle Race/King and Crystal Live!
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Set in a whimsical prehistoric world of jungles, swamps, active volcanoes and oceans, all filled with dinosaur and other prehistoric animal life, and connected by a train line known eponymously as the Dinosaur Train
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